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What Space-Faring Flatworms Can Teach Us About Human Health
Their experiment had some weird results—and could one day help humans thrive in microgravity and back here on Earth
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NASA Is Sending a Robotic Fueling Station to Space
How do you save a billion-dollar satellite? Send another robot up there after it
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We May Live in a Massive Cosmic Void
If the universe were a block of Swiss cheese, the Milky Way would sit within one of the cheesy holes
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Researchers Discover a Planet That’s As Hot As a Star
It’s daytime temperatures clock in at a scorching 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit
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Scientists Hear Two Even More Ancient Black Holes Collide
At this point, detecting ripples in the fabric of space-time is practically commonplace
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NASA Hopes to “Touch the Sun” With a Newly Named Probe
The craft will travel within 4 million miles of the sun’s surface
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New Views of Jupiter Offer Up Marvel and Mystery
From stunning polar images to weird aurorae, the gas giant is even weirder than we thought
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The Future of Zero-Gravity Living Is Here
Entrepreneurs predict there will be thousands of us living and working in space. Our correspondent takes off to see what that feels like
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Why Scientists Sent Mouse Sperm to the International Space Station
Back on Earth, a pile of new pups proves that mouse DNA can survive space
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The “Alien Megastructure” Star Is Acting Up Again
A large dip in the star’s brightness suggests something massive is orbiting the fiery body
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Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Earth Twinkles From Space
Horizontal ice makes the planet sparkle and shine
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Now You Too Can Own a Piece of Space History
The engraver who inscribed Carl Sagan’s and Frank Drake’s 1973 message to extraterrestrials is now taking orders
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The Origami-Like Folds of Ladybug Wings Could Lead to Better Umbrellas
Scientists have finally figured out how ladybugs fold their wings
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Piece of the Meteorite That Struck a Woman Sells for More Than Its Weight in Gold
About the size of a dime, the fraction of the space rock fetched $7,500 at auction
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A Human-Made “Bubble” of Radio Waves Could Be Shielding Earth From Radiation
Very Low Frequency radio waves have created a protective bubble around the planet
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Latest Fast Radio Burst From Space Adds to Their Mystery
Researchers trained 11 telescopes on a recent burst’s aftermath, but could find no traces of what caused the high energy signal
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Why Morning Glories Could Survive Space Travel
The seed of the common garden flower could survive long journeys in space
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Cassini Survives Its Daredevil Plunge Toward Saturn
The craft’s first date with the “big empty” went off without a hitch
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Stunning Map Shows Changes in Light at Night Around the World
The satellite images show where the most light is making night skies bright
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How and When Did Saturn Get Those Magnificent Rings?
The planet’s rings are coy when it comes to revealing their age, but astronomers are getting closer
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